Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 3.17C

         (1)   This regulation is made for subparagraph 44 (2) (d) (ii) of the Act.

         (2)   A person commits an offence if:

                (a)    the person is the responsible aviation industry participant operating an enhanced inspection area screening point of the kind mentioned in regulation 3.16C at an airport; and

               (b)    an aircraft operating a screened air service is at the airport; and

                (c)    at a particular time, it is a traffic period at the airport; and

               (d)    at that time, the aviation industry participant does not have in place adequate measures to ensure:

                          (i)    that persons, goods or vehicles entering the enhanced inspection area from an area occupied or controlled by the participant do not do so other than through that screening point; and

                         (ii)    that persons, goods or vehicles (other than exempt persons, exempt goods or exempt vehicles) are screened before they enter the enhanced inspection area:

                                   (A)     from an area occupied or controlled by the participant; or

                                   (B)     through an access point controlled by the participant.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.